Bemidji State University
Siri Anderson, Ed.D.
ED 3240 Social Studies Methods
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Building America
A collaborative wiki exploring mining, immigration and labor issues between 1880-1940 in Minnesota and the broader United States.
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We want our Social Studies lessons to be....
- an introduction to understanding why America became a destination
- a look into the lives of people of the past
- a comparison of yesterday and today
- contributing factors that influenced characters development
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So we will make sure to design curriculum that is...
- from multiple viewpoints
- looks at the hardships and triumphs of immigration
- designed to explain major events that took place
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Key changes...from Ashlie! (Would these changes be added to another page?) Should I delete these or put them somewhere else?? Ashlie Yes, I think so -- and I think we need more in our lists above. Anyone have any other hopes and dreams for their Social Studies content?Siri
This section went through a lot of hardships and mentioned significant places in History
- It started off in 1881 which was a common time for Slavacs to be coming over
- Steamships provided more immigrants to make the journey in a faster time
- Landing in New York (that must have been very emotional)
- Lots of poor health and disease (between 1882-1917 laws came about regulating immigration with a focus on diseased beings not be given admittance)
- Railroad work was popular
- Steel mills became a focus
- Union strikes were apparent, and renegotiated (1892)
- Better homes were amidst and libraries become about more places
- Homestead Strike/Homestead Battle
- First motorized cars were seen in this region
- Politics were a bigger focus
- Innovations in mill machinery
- America went to war/Spanish-American war

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